And Americans wonder why the rest of the world is laughing at us

[Taverner]

This guy sought to intimidate Hurricane Ike with his flag

:eyes:

[TwilightGardener]

1. Yeah, he looks like a classic Moran.

[Balbus]

2. Actually, subject matter notwithstanding, that's a beautiful photograph.

[Taverner]

3. Oh I'm not blaming the photographer

It is a good photo

And it says so much at the same time

[Believing Is Art]

4. Alternatively,

You could see it as the strength of the American will to rebuild and recover from tragedy. I hate making fun of such a pretty picture.

[Taverner]

6. This was before Ike struck

To show that would be a pic of Habitat For Humanity rebuilding afterwards

This just merely shows American false Bravado

[riverdeep]

7. I think that was taken before the storm actually hit.

I remember seeing that Friday afternoon. So it may be that he's thinking 'what should I take, insurance papers, pets, old photos, no my flag!'

[kath]

8. and people in other countries don't have a "will to rebuild and recover from

tragedy"?? WTF? Americans are somehow superior in this regard? Stronger, tougher, more moral?

[Believing Is Art]

12. Just trying to be positive.

Saying Americans can "rebuild and recover" doesn't automatically mean other countries can't. You're inferring something I never implied.

[lapfog_1]

9. Pre-hurricane or post hurricane.

Context is everything.

Pre-hurricane means that this moran is standing up to a natural force that he doesn't like. He is giving a weather system humanized characteristics (beyond the name "Ike"). He is trying to bargain with it or "stand up to" it. Which is complete nonsense, one does not bargain with a force of nature.

Post hurricane he is making a statement about our willingness to come back from a natural disaster as part of the American Spirit.

Big difference.

[Taverner]

14. Pre-Hurricane

This was from a Pre-Ike Photo Series that ran in Houston's Paper

That same photo series had the abandoned dogs in the back yard, up to their bellies in water

[lapfog_1]

21. Then this is just another moran... like the ones that were praying Ike away...

and people left their dogs in places where they couldn't escape?

That's just cruel... at least tag them and then let them run free.

[Union Thug]

5. I wonder if he was part of the prayer patrol? n/t

[ComplimentarySwine]

10. How do we know what the picture is about?

Could he have just been taking the flag down for safe-keeping before the storm got there?

[Taverner]

13. Or he could have been canvassing for Obama and the flag magically landed in his hand!

:eyes:

[ComplimentarySwine]

15. Because it's much more likely that he was trying to intimidate a huricane, right?

:crazy:

[Taverner]

16. Pre Hurricane, yes

That pic was taken in the afternoon before Ike hit

And it looks like he had fashioned his own flag pole out of some stick, and was walking up and down the seawall waving it.

Because those colors don't run...



Moral of the story: Just because you and I are too intelligent to do something that dumb, doesn't mean others won't.

[ComplimentarySwine]

22. It appears that you may be right, and I was quite wrong:

"Robert Shumake brought along a flag for his stroll along Galveston's seawall Friday."

[RainDog]

11. Kind of reminds me of planet of the apes

and the guy in the photo is a transitional species.

[Tutonic]

17. Is that the Bush Doctrine Churlie?

[WolverineDG]

18. Just FYI

that statue in the background is part of the tribute to those who died & those who survived the 1900 Hurricane. Or is that stupid too?

dg

[Taverner]

23. Um - those have nothing to do with each other

Just answer me this question:

A Cat 4 Hurricane is coming. What do you do?

(a) Pack up everything, including pets, and head to drier land?
(b) Stick around, but board up all your windows and wear a lifejacket indoors just in case?
(c) Grab your flag and start waving it about. Hurricanes hate America.

[WolverineDG]

24. Um, well, it wasn't a Cat 4 for starters

Most hurricane vets won't move unless it's a Cat 3. (but that is probably going to change in the future. I personally wouldn't do what this guy did. Maybe he was all stocked up & ready to head out, just wanted to see Galveston before the storm? Who knows?

But since you are so smart & know everything, why don't you come down to Hurricane Alley & tell us dummies how to do things?

dg

[Taverner]

25. I'm just pointing out the idiocy of flying flags on seawalls

If you think that's fun - knock yourself out

Just don't get mad when we laugh a little at you

[nadinbrzezinski]

19. Ok I will say it... this is funny and sad at multiple levels

that said, the photography is very good

[EFerrari]

20. Looks like it didn't work. n/t

[daleo]

26. Hey, it worked for King Canute

Didn't it?